Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname
Suriname: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.6567 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname stood at 0.6567 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 82.3% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname peaked at 42.62 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, -8.05 kg/ha, in 1982.
That places Suriname 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.458 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.9915 kg/ha | +116.5% |
| 1963 | -1.3 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 1964 | -1.68 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1965 | -3.19 kg/ha | +89.8% |
| 1966 | -2.66 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1967 | -3.86 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 1968 | -2.19 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1969 | -1.56 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 1970 | -4.28 kg/ha | +173.9% |
| 1971 | -1.29 kg/ha | -69.8% |
| 1972 | -0.3705 kg/ha | -71.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1224 kg/ha | -133.0% |
| 1974 | 2.41 kg/ha | +1869.5% |
| 1975 | -4.36 kg/ha | -281.0% |
| 1976 | 1.61 kg/ha | -137.0% |
| 1977 | -4.71 kg/ha | -391.5% |
| 1978 | -6.07 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1979 | -6.81 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1980 | -7.39 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1981 | -7.64 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | -8.05 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.55 kg/ha | -119.2% |
| 1984 | -6.21 kg/ha | -501.5% |
| 1985 | 5.44 kg/ha | -187.5% |
| 1986 | 4.89 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 4.97 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | -4.23 kg/ha | -185.3% |
| 1989 | -3.62 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1 kg/ha | -130.4% |
| 1991 | -1.21 kg/ha | -210.0% |
| 1992 | -3.61 kg/ha | +198.0% |
| 1993 | -3.09 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1994 | -4.58 kg/ha | +48.2% |
| 1995 | -5.14 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1996 | -5.38 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | -4.14 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7171 kg/ha | -117.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1236 kg/ha | -82.8% |
| 2000 | -0.4363 kg/ha | -453.0% |
| 2001 | -2.43 kg/ha | +457.9% |
| 2002 | -2.3 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2003 | -2.45 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.51 kg/ha | -161.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1118 kg/ha | -107.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3965 kg/ha | -454.7% |
| 2007 | 3.43 kg/ha | +766.3% |
| 2008 | 42.62 kg/ha | +1140.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7894 kg/ha | -98.1% |
| 2010 | 2 kg/ha | +154.0% |
| 2011 | 4.68 kg/ha | +133.5% |
| 2012 | 9.25 kg/ha | +97.5% |
| 2013 | 1.31 kg/ha | -85.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8091 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2015 | -1.86 kg/ha | -330.4% |
| 2016 | -0.6581 kg/ha | -64.7% |
| 2017 | 1.66 kg/ha | -351.9% |
| 2018 | -2.71 kg/ha | -263.4% |
| 2019 | -1.91 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 2020 | -0.5207 kg/ha | -72.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2746 kg/ha | -152.7% |
| 2022 | 3.71 kg/ha | +1250.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6567 kg/ha | -82.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.6567 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.6567 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.41 kg/ha, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1869.5% | 0.1224 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +1250.5% | 0.2746 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +1140.7% | 3.43 kg/ha | 42.62 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.99 kg/ha | -3.86 kg/ha | -0.458 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.37 kg/ha | -6.81 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.03 kg/ha | -8.05 kg/ha | 5.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.52 kg/ha | -5.38 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 kg/ha | -2.45 kg/ha | 42.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 kg/ha | -2.71 kg/ha | 9.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 kg/ha | -0.5207 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Suriname was 0.6567 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 42.62 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.05 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Suriname rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Suriname ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).